The Penn's Grove record., 1887-10-22

IL has been reported on g0on autnOrt-
ty that Daniel T.. Dorrell, Prohibition
candidate for Sheriff Of Salem county,
will resign in favor of William Carney,
the Republican candidate for that Of
Zee. THIS will he done at the sugges-
ton II leading PiuhibitiOnists.
Charles Rainr, a fireman, on the
Delaware River II. Il. while attempt
ing TO draw some water from the ten
del, while the train was going thirty
miles AN hour, fell off the locomotive
when above Gibbstown on Sunday.
Fortunately he WAS but slightly hurt.
The schooner Rillie S. Derby, Capt.
Tlios. Naylor, of PennsgrOve, which
arrived at Charleston, 5. G. Wednes-
day, from Philadelphia, encountered II
strong gale off the Delaware Capes on
the 10th inst which carried away the
sails and drove the vessel some hun
ireds of miles out of her curse.
F. z. Walker while walking along
north Water street, Philadelphia re-
Gently was so struck with amazement
at the large number of live poultry a
firm had on hand that he asked the
number which was as follows: 60 tur-
keys, 700 ducks, and 1850 chickens, be-
sides a number Of geese.
candy" Trumbull, of Auburn
thought he would save walking to the
station at Pennsgrove ON Tuesday and
attempted to get Oh the train at Main
street crossing. He grabbed the rear
Of the last car, was tn own in the air
and landed in a ditch with a bruised
arm. He wont try it again.
Those who kept their sweet potatoes
in the ground until hey got their full
growth have been digging n large crop.
Mary Diver had seventeen hills to
make tive baskets of large ones. One
potato weighed two pounds eleven oun-
ces. Henry Stanton raised one which
weighed two pounds five ounces.
Any Pennsgrove people or citizens
of New Jersey going to Wilmington
and wishing photographs, go to Beech
er's gallery, 3l5 Market ST., west side;
first gallery below 4th st. His pictur-
es ale the hest. Prices reasonable.
Uses the Instantaneous process only.
Time of setting one quarter OF a sec
/ nd. 10-15-5t.
Mr.. Alfred !. Robbins gave us a
bunch of second crop grapes. that sur
passed those mentioned last week, as
they were full grown but had not be-
gun to mature. DR.. Johnson has
some Hartford Proliiics which surpass
even these. He presented us with
two punches of second crop grapes
which were ripe. He has had several
lunches.
A Washington Bicycler, wheeling
through New Jersey, became unmid-
ing of his position through a curiosity
to deCiplIer the inscription on "a finger
board IN the distance, and was given a
header" Gaining his feet, he walk
ed to the sign to find it read: Pre-
pare to meet thy God" 1t had been
placed there by members of the Saliva
/ on Army.
The Union Corner store keeper went
cunning recently and in order to make
a dead shot he put two loads in II
barrel. In the discharge the rebound
had an effect az well ~ the blow.
Our reporter did not say he was like
the boy who asked his father, who
WAS along, if any one else was hit.
The consequence is he has purchased
Il new breach loader to hereafter avoid
a shot both ways.
George Lippincott, of Auburn,
brought suit before Squire Ford, of
SwedeborO, last week against b. Head
ly. The difficulty arose Over two car
load of melons which Lippincott had
sold to Headley. Lippincott claims
that he sold them outright to Headley
for $40 per hundred, and that they
amounted to about 500. Head y
claims that he bought them On com.
mission, and that %Lippincutt is only
entitled to about $40. The jury disa-
greed and was discharged.
Benjamin J. Weatherby, a farmer
living near ~Pedricktown. while in
Philadelphia last week vas attacked by
VIM. Weyneth, Il commission mer-
chant. and Knocked down ana bruised
and a portion of his a bitten off.
Weyneth was arrested and taken be-
fore a magistrate when he said that
he had worked for W-atherdy when a
boy and had been cruelty treated. He
had waited ten years for revenge. He
was committed on "a charge Of may
hem.
A HOAX.
On Thursday of last week the Ped
ricktown base ball club played a match
game with the club of Pennsgrove, and
WHIPPED the Pennsgrovers, up to the
tune of 10 to 10. This is good show
ing when it is learned that the Penns.
grove folks had the aid of the Fem
wick's phenomenal" pitcher Lawson.
The batteries were: Pedricktown, Titus
and Gaventa; Pennsgrove, Lawson and
Davis, the latter giving up to Sinnick-
son during the latter part of the game.
Re gister.. The Woodstown Regis
ter has been imposed upon as neither
town has AN organized base ball club.
KEY CLUBS ROUTED.